Excellent collection of approx. 1300 mint and used stamps from 1840 to 1950s, neatly presented in a loose-leaf album with condition generally far above average, beginning with an outstanding page of thirty-four penny blacks almost all four margins, plates 1 to 10, the only significant fault being a heavy crease on one of the plate 3 examples. Then 2d blues with four-margin shades, imperf 1d reds with numbers in cross pmks complete (most three margins, some faults, cat. over £2,900), very fine four margin black plate 9 printing, a good range of 'stars' 1d reds and 2d blues, 1864-79 red plates complete used, the plate 225 sound with perfect perfs and light bar cancel, followed by all 2d blue and ½d plates used, 10d embossed unused (thins), etc. The surface-printed has some nice cds examples and mint/unused often mounted beneath the used, highlights including 2/- blue shades: deep blue and blue both wing-margin cds, cobalt and milky shades also very presentable examples, the milky with straight edge (reduced wing-margin), signed. Then the 1867-73 high values page with catalogue over £68,000 incl. 5/- SG.127 cds plate 1 and sound plate 2, well-centred 10/- SG.128, the second 10/- with small tear, £1 on blued paper SG.129 well-centred with relatively neat bar cancel and no discernible faults, 5/- rose plate 4 on blued paper (SG.130 cat. £35,000) with crudely closed tears yet fresh general appearance - an outstanding space-filler - as well as £5 orange on blued paper, forged cancel over specimen ovpt, with corner crease. Further good items include £1 brown wmk orbs with thin, £1 brown crowns and £1 green with no obvious faults, lots of mint KEVII shades and used to £1, UPU £1 used, etc, etc. Offered intact as received from an original estate.